Time nearly ran out on Cowboys in wild win against the Aggies

Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden loves it — most of the time — when running back Kendall Hunter breaks tackles at the line of scrimmage and muscles through a defensive secondary.

Weeden didn’t much like it at the end of regulation Thursday night, though, when the clock nearly expired in regulation as Hunter churned for an eight-yard gain on the second-to-last play of the game.

As it turned out, Hunter went down at the A&M 23-yard-line with two seconds remaining, and Oklahoma State called time out to set up a Dan Bailey field goal try.

Bailey connected from 40 yards as time expired, giving Oklahoma State a wild 38-35 victory over Texas A&M.

Weeden, recalling the final, frantic moments in the nationally-televised thriller at Stillwater, Okla., said he was trying to get a referee’s attention as Hunter was plowing forward.

“I was yelling timeout as much as I could, and I just kept thinking if he doesn’t go down, that is not good,” Weeden told reporters later. “But I knew once Dan came out, I knew it was ours.”

After OSU had stopped the clock, A&M tried to ice Bailey with another timeout.

It didn’t work. Bailey’s kick went through the uprights. The referee signaled that it was good, and then the Cowboys rushed the field.

“I don’t even remember what I was thinking while it was up,” Bailey said. “I just remember turning around and hugging my holder and then getting tackled by everyone. It went through, and I just wanted to celebrate.”